Canadian Ethnic Media Association

Canada

Chair

Madeline Ziniak

President

Kiu RezvanifarWebsitecanadianethnicmedia.com

The Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA), founded in 1978 as the Canadian Ethnic Journalists and Writers Club, is an organization for professionals engaged in the field of print and electronic journalism and creative writing.^[1]

CEMA upholds the principles of Canadian citizenship and multiculturalism and maintains and the right of freedom of expression without ethnocentric bias. The emphasis of CEMA is on the exchange of ideas rather than lobbying although, when necessary, statements are made on pressing topics to whomever they may concern such as the exclusion of ethnic journalists from sources of news and information open to mainstream media.

CEMA operates as an independent organization, without financial support from governments.

It hosts an annual award and in 2004 also established Sierhey Khmara Ziniak Award for best contribution to the idea of multiculturalism through journalism.^[2]

Board of directors

Chair, Madeline Ziniak^[3]
President, Kiumars (Kiu) Rezvanifar, Editor at Persian Tribune
1st Vice President, Vasil Yancoff, Producer, Macedonian Heritage Hour;
Treasurer, Irene Chu, Toronto Writers' Association and Chinese Canadian News;
Secretary, Gina Valle, Writer/researcher;
Membership, Elena Zolotko, Russian journalist;
Webmaster, Zuhair Kashmeri, OMNI-TV South Asian News and Diversity commentator; author, writer and editor; TV documentary producer;
Membership, Alexander Gershtein – Journalist and documentary producer;
Immediate Past President, Ace Alvarez, Managing Editor,^[4] Producer, Front Page Philippines.

References

^ "Canadian Ethnic Media Association's 2013 Award Winners to be Announced". Canadian Journalists for Free Expression. June 13, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
^ "South Asian Outlook columnist, Gyan Rajhans, wins award". South Asian Outlook. 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
^ Krashinsky, Susan (November 25, 2018). "Rivals to face off against Rogers for must-carry multicultural licence". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
^ "Manila Media Monitor". Archived from the original on 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2010-11-16.